Author: skakos
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Salmons, GPS, human arrogance
We are proud of our technology, we feel as "kings of the world" having created the complex GPS satellite system which utilizes all of our modern physics to help us pinpoint our exact location on the planet. Well, salmons have been doing it for thousands of years. Having been in a place only once, they…
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From an apple that is not an apple to death that is not death...
Okanagan Specialty Fruits Inc. (OSF) has created a genetically modified apple that does not brown after being cut [1]. Is an apple that does not turn brown after being cut an apple? What are the characterisitcs an apple has? How many characteristics of an apple can we change before we stop talking about "apples"? Are…
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Circumcision, Jews and the (misunderstood) role of Religion…
The German government says Jewish and Muslim communities should be able to continue the practice of circumcision in the name of religious freedom, after a regional court ruled it amounted to bodily harm. (1) Every time something similar happens, we tend to forget the true nature of religion. Religion is a philosophical system based on…
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Higgs Boson, Bose and why you must be an American to win a Nobel…
The world is rejoicing with the “discovery” of the Higgs Boson. But although Higgs is thrilled and is giving one interview after the other, no one really cares to know where the second part of the “God’s particle” name comes from. Who the hell is Bose (সত্যেন্দ্র নাথ বসু Shottendronath Boshū) ? Once more, western science…
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Animal lovers = Animal haters? The safari hypocrisy.
I was recently watching a documentary about Tanzania. There was a woman who had traveled this far to enjoy nature and see the animals of this strange exotic country. The woman conducted a safari and went through a restricted wild area in a jeep. While watching the wild animals with binoculars she expressed her admiration…
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